A little birdy told me… Insatiable, a new show about fat-shaming, was joining the Netflix originals ensemble. At first glance, I didn’t care for it because (sorry) it was another white girl’s tale. If you haven’t been online, you’ll know initial reactions to the show’s trailer were less than impressed. You’d think a show like this, in 2018, would be pushing the…
I’ll be vulnerable for a moment… There are still days when I can’t stand living in my body. It puts on more weight when I think I’m eating light, the weight fluctuates, and then I scroll past the many Instagram thots to place my bitterness and envy towards. But you’ve heard this story before. Fat girl goes online, compares herself to…
I’ve become somewhat of an expert… on being the token fat friend to a straight-size person. In nearly all of the “circles” I’ve been a part of, which, in my opinion, isn’t many, I’ve known a backhanded compliment whenever served. And being told I was “not that fat” (the title of this blog post) is a prime example of that.…
Yesterday, I had no idea what to write for this post… That is, until I got dressed that morning and my wings (aka arm fat) were struggling to fit through the sleeves. When I still worked in retail, one of the benefits was the employee discount. DUH!! The store I worked at was expensive as shit and as per usual,…
So I used to be the girl… that would always be indifferent when the pretty girls were into a guy I was crushing on. I always immediately assumed “Well, he’s probably not gonna be interested in me since I’m the fat one.” And I KNOW I’m not the only curvy girl who’s mulled over these thoughts at an early age, otherwise…
